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• Cleanup plan for CdA Basin shifts focus from soil to water

  August 5, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 As water percolates through old mine workings in the headwaters of the Coeur d’Alene River, it picks up lead, arsenic, zinc and other heavy metals. The metals stunt fish populations … 2

• Coeur d’Alene Basin mine waste deal huge

  December 11, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 Cleanup of mine waste in the Coeur d’Alene Basin got a $583 million shot in the arm Thursday, when Asarco Inc. agreed to settle environmental claims at 80 toxic sites …